A new (to me) addition to the stable. Crappy Iphone Pic (hasnt been ridden yet)

An old Baum Corretto with Carbon Rear end. Purpose is to be a climbing bike and a bike I can travel/ride with (compact frame size helps with that), no nonsense wheels. Eff TT is 56.5cm.

Items of note:Will keep the Fulcrum Zeroes on her, have ordered a larger compact crank, have ordered a longer 3t stem (which will remain flipped unfortunately - this bike was custom made for somebody else), a couple of King Ti cages will be needed without doubt, will also install my spare compact Zipp carbon SL Hbar. Will need a Selle Smp Dynamic saddle at some point before I can log any serious time on the saddle with her.

Before she is ready to go I'd love some suggestions/recommendations. Things like : 1. Seatpost change?, Tyres - Go to good old Black?, Do I attempt a Blue Saddle (which Selle Smp do) and some blue leather bar tape (maybe with white stitching?) ? Stick to Black saddle/bar tape combo?

Not sure how well blue tape or saddle will come off. Personal choice though.Tan sidewalled tyres would look good.Thinking climbing bike, perhaps at least the carbon railed version of the Selle saddle (Crb model) to save a couple of extra grams.Wouldn't save you any weight but the silver finish Thomson seatpost/stem would look pretty cool...

I think its the black/stealth stem (no large angled Logo) coupled with a significant TT drop of 7.7 degrees

Not sure if this will still hold true with a longer 120mm (will further accentuate to 23.5 degrees with a HT angle of 72.5 deg) but hey its purpose is to climb not win a beauty concept, got other bikes for that.

If you are focused on climbing then there are some cost effective ways to reduce weight from that picture provided.-Quick releases - KCNC, Tune, whatever the budget allows. Those Fulcrum/Campy skewers are nice, but portly. -Cables/housing - something light, Nokon, iLinks, etc.-Bolt tuning-Cages (inexpensive and light = Blackburn Slick or there's more expensive lightweight models/brands dependign on budget)-Tires/tubes - the Veloflex masters suggested in the thread really are light and roll exceptionally well. Paired with some latex tubes - Butter...-Brakes - the Campy brakes are awesome, but there is lighter to be found out there if you do not need absolute stopping power.

Also have you considered a light carbon bar? Beyond that you could go with a lightweight cassette to drop a bunch of grams, but shifting quality suffers.

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